JAMB - Islamic Religious Knowledge Irk (2011)

  • 1
    The outcome of the Prophet’s visit to Cave Hira was
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    (B)
    revelation of the Glorious Qur’an “As a result of Prophet Muhammad’s withdrawal to the cave of Hirah near Makkah, when he was 40 years old, Angel Jibril appeared to him with a revelation from God”
  • 2
    The outcome of the Prophet’s visit to Cave Hira was
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    (B)
    revelation of the Glorious Qur’an “As a result of Prophet Muhammad’s withdrawal to the cave of Hirah near Makkah, when he was 40 years old, Angel Jibril appeared to him with a revelation from God”
  • 3
    One of the importance of the first revelation was the
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    dissemination of knowledge Ref: (Q 96: 1-5) “read in the name of your Lord…”
  • 4
    The gradual spiritual and moral development of Muslims was the wisdom behind the
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    (D)
    piecemeal revelation of the Glorious Qur’an.
  • 5
    The verse above is in relation to the
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    (B)
    preservation of the Glorious Qur’an Ref: Q 15:19 ‘Surely, We have sat down the Reminder [al-Qur`an] and surely we will protect it’.
  • 6
    The battle that served as a pointer to the compilation of the Glorious Qur’an was fought at
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    (D)
    Yamāmah. “Many Muslims who had memorized the Holy Qur`an died in the battle of Yamamah (in 633CE). Umar bin Khataab feared possible extinction of the Qur`an if measures were not taken…”
  • 7
    The committee that standardized the Glorious Qur’an is made up of
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    (C)
    four people "Uthman bin Affan appointed a panel of four people to carry out the standardization of the Holy Qur`an. They include; 1 – Zaid bin Thābit; 2 – Abdullahi bin Zubair; 3 – Sa’ad bin Al-ÁS and 4-Abdul-Rahman bin Hārith”
  • 8
    A characteristic common to Makkan chapters is that, they
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    (C)
    contain a lot of oaths
  • 9
    The victory of the Roman Empire over the Persian Empire after the Persians had defeated the Romans as stated in the Glorious Qur’an (Q. 30: 2-3) is an evidence of the
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    (D)
    authenticity of the Glorious Qur’an
  • 10
    The Qur’an is different from other revealed Books because
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    both spiritual, moral and social values are found in it
  • 11
    Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not hand-over the Glorious Qur’an to his companions in an arranged form and in a single written volume because
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    (B)
    the revelation did not come in one piece but at intervals
  • 12
    The correct meaning of tafsir is the
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    (A)
    detailed explanation and commentary of the Glorious Qur’an
  • 13
    Tajwid as one of the science of the Glorious Qur’an is important because
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    (C)
    it provides the knowledge of correct pronounciation and recitation of the Glorious Qur’an
  • 14
    In the rule of Tajwid, the portion of the verse underlined above applies to
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    (C)
    tafkhīm ‘Answer is Tafkheem ‘ (Rau) will be pronounced with Tafkheem if the Rau (j) has a Dommah
  • 15
    The only Sūrah in the Glorious Qur’an which must be recited in every obligatory prayer is
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    al-Fātīhah “Suratul-Fatiha must be recited on each rakàt of Salát, without it. The Salāt is voided.
  • 16
    The verse above in sūrah al-Lahab means
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    (C)
    no profit to him from all his wealth and gains Ref: Suratul Layab Ayat 2 (Q. 111:2)
  • 17
    Q 16. One important lesson taught in Suratul Kawthar is that Muslims should
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    (D)
    worship Allah and sacrifice ‘Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice to Him only”. Ref: Q: 108:2.
  • 18
    Suratul Mā’ūn discusses the privilege to be enjoyed by the
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    (D)
    the needy.
  • 19
    The eagerness and zeal of Muslim warriors to fight in the cause of Allah is one of the major theme of Sūrah
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    (B)
    al-Adiyah
  • 20
    The allegorical and the ambiguous verses of the Glorious Qur’an are understood through the
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    (D)
    tafsir of the Glorious Qur’an
  • 21
    Hadith 3 of an-Nawawi’s collection shows that Islam is built upon
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    (B)
    five pillars
  • 22
    The teaching in the 10th Hadith of an- Nawawi is that
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    (C)
    abstinance from forbidden things is prelude to accepting prayers
  • 23
    ‘Do not get angry’
    This tradition from the 16th Hadith of annawawihas been repeated by the Prophet (SAW)
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    (D)
    many times. “The Prophet S.A.W repeated don’t be angry several times”.
  • 24
    What differentiates Hadith Qudsi from Hadith Nabawi is the
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    (C)
    wording and teaching intended The word of hadith qudusiy is by the Prophet; the meaning is from God…”
  • 25
    One of the peculiarities of Sahih Bukhari is that ahādith are sorted according to
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    (B)
    chapters
  • 26
    One of the two compilers of Hadith that deals with legal traditions of permissions and prohibitions is
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    Ibn Maja “kitaab al-sunan Abu-Dawud contained only traditions relating to Ahkām-things ordained or allowed or forbidden by law…”
  • 27
    One of the moral lessons in Q.17:23 apart from obedience to parents is
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    (C)
    persévérance
  • 28
    The Jews were admonished to avoid mixing truth with falsehood in
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    (D)
    Q.2:42.
  • 29
    Islam encourages every Muslim to seek a lawful livelihood through
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    (B)
    dignity of labour
  • 30
    Islam as a monotheistic religion expects that every faithful follower should
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    (B)
    serve Allah without associates
  • 31
    Seeking assistance from the fortune tellers is forbidden because
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    (C)
    it leads to ascribing absolute power to a fellow being
  • 32
    It is shirk in Islam to
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    (D)
    masquerade.
  • 33
    Suhf was revealed to
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    (C)
    prophet Ibrahim (AS)
  • 34
    In Islam, the articles of Imān are
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    (A)
    six
  • 35
    The presentation of Sermon is an obligation on the Imam when leading
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    (C)
    Friday prayers
  • 36
    One of the conditions that make prayer obligatory on believers is
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    (D)
    attainment of maturity
  • 37
    The supererogatory fasting of Āshura is observed on the
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    (C)
    10th of al-Muharram Ashūrā is recommended by the Prophet S.A.W. for the muslims to fast on the 10th Day of the month of Muharram’.
  • 38
    Ayyam at-tashriq are the days of
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    (D)
    eating and drinking.
  • 39
    The minimum number of witnesses in an Islamic marriage is
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    (C)
    two male “Marriage must not be conducted in secret. There must be at least two adult witnesses (male)”
  • 40
    The term, Shari’ah refers to
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    (A)
    a path
  • 41
    One of the scholars reported to have been imprisoned by his non compromising stance was
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    (B)
    Abu-Hanifah “Imam Abu Hanifa was imprisoned for his non compromising stance and died in the prison at the age of 70 years in the year 150AH.
  • 42
    The entrenchment of an Islamic economic system is aimed at
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    (D)
    promoting equitable distribution of wealth.
  • 43
    One of the major consequences of ribā is that, it makes people
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    (B)
    lazy “The economic consequence of Ribbah is that, it makes people lazier”
  • 44
    Mas’uliyyah as a principle of the the Islamic political system is a measure to check
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    (D)
    misappropriation “Mas’uliyyah means a mechanism based on which public affairs are checked with a view to preventing them from misappropriating the resources put in their care”
  • 45
    Allah commands Muslims to observe and fulfill agreements with the non-Muslims, if the later do not
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    (D)
    violate the terms of the agreement
  • 46
    During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka’aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called
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    (B)
    ukāz
  • 47
    In Pre-Islamic Arabia, the Arabs killed their daughters because they
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    (D)
    did not participate in wars
  • 48
    The first person who recognized signs of Prophethood on Muhammad (SAW) was a
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    (A)
    Christian Monk
  • 49
    Members of the Prophet’s family that embraced Islam the first day did so, on the basis of his
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    (A)
    truthfulness and uprightness
  • 50
    The teachings of Uthman b. Fodio are remembered today as it relates to
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    (C)
    all form of syncreticism